Maidstone

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/ˈmeɪdstəʊn//ˈmeɪdstən/

proper noun

A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).

OriginOld English medestan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).
  2. A local government district with borough status in Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
  3. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
weavering street

Origin

  1. Old Englishmedestan
  2. EnglishMaidstone

From Old English medestan, meddestane from earlier mægdan stane (“the maidens' stone, the people's stone”). Ultimately from Old English mægden + stan or mæġþ + stan which are equivalent to maid(en) + stone. Compare Folkestone and Chiddingstone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stamenoidnosematidademoniststaminode
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APA

Maidstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maidstone

MLA

“Maidstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maidstone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maidstone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maidstone.

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